Head and Neck Imaging
The Comparative Imaging Diagnosis of Elastofibroma Dorsi*
Author：XING Gui-rong, QIAO Zhuo-yang, QIAO Peng-fei
affiliation：Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010050, Inner Mongolia, China
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Objective To discuss the clinical and imaging manifestations of the elastofibroma dorsi. Methods Analyzing 4 cases of elastofibroma dorsi which were confirmed by surgery and pathology. Results The solid masses were all located at unilateral or bilateral scapular angle area, the texture was soft. CT and MRI showed the tumors located in the deep subscapular muscle, semicircular like in shape, with clear boundary to the nearby muscle, and no clear boundary to the back chest wall.The MRI signal of tumor was not even, Intermingled with fat and elastic fibers in a collagenous fibrous background. Conclusion The elastofibroma dorsi has its characteristic imaging findings，a definite diagnosis can be made in most patients with CT and MR images．
【Keyword】Elastofibroma Dorsi; Clinical Manifestations; Comparative Imaging Signs; Diagnosis
【Chart number】R445.2; R445.3
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2017.08.040
Chinese journal of CT and MRI
th15Volume， th 8 Issue
2017Year08Month
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